E-Sport am Scheideweg: Wenn Geld und Image ins Spiel kommen Stephan Steininger July 05, 2023 – 3 min read Share this post Bei der ersten Olympic E-Sport Week wurden nur Games gespielt, die anerkannte Sportarten simulieren © IOC/ Lionel Ng Business Global Esports Industry Week Moves to IEM Cologne and Turns Cologne Into Esports Hotspot Two months before gamescom, Cologne will become a hotspot for esports. For the first time, the Global Esports Industry Week will take place in Cologne alongside IEM Cologne, a series of events for esports creators and partners. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Sébastien Ratto - Senior Director Competitive Products Ubisoft © Joao Ferreira / Ubisoft Business The Importance of the Rainbow Six Esports Ecosystem for Ubisoft The R6 Major took place in Munich at the end of 2025. Now it's time for the Six Invitational in Paris. GamesMarkt spoke to Sébastien Ratto, Ubisoft's Senior Director of Competitive Products, about esports as an entertaining event, the German R6 community, and ways to strengthen esports. By Marcel Kleffmann • 8 min read The Esports World Cup Foundation has confirmed a $45 million commitment to players, clubs, and national teams for the inaugural Esports Nations Cup in 2026. The ENC 2026 will take place from 2 to 29 November in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. © Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF) Business Esports Nations Cup 2026 Debuts in November With a $45m Funding Commitment The Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF) has announced the dates of the competition and the prize model for the Esports Nations Cup 2026 (ENC). This new global esports competition is built around national teams, national pride and iconic rivalries. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Discord is currently clarifying a lot of questions regarding their age verification, but several questions emerge with new information given (Discord) Products Discord: Game Screenshots Will Be Filtered By "AI Validation and Human Review" In an interview with Discord, we were able to learn that game studios will have to look out for the content of screenshots on their Discord servers when the age verification rolls out. Questions about the security of ID data still remains in light of recent developments. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read Anno 117: Pax Romana © Ubisoft Funding Ubisoft Blue Byte Receives €800,729 in Funding Ubisoft Blue Byte has received €800,729 in funding from the German Federal Games Funding Programme for "Projekt Echo". Ubisoft Mainz has been named as the executing entity - it will probably be related to Anno. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read Johanna Pirker © Matthias Rauch People UN Appoints TU Munich Professor Johanna Pirker to AI Expert Panel The UN has named the 40 members of the Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence. Among them are TUM professor Johanna Pirker, Maximilian Nickel (Meta), as well as Bernhard Schölkopf and Mennatallah El-Assady from ETH Zurich. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Saros © Housemarque / Sony Interactive Entertainment Products State of Play With God of War Trilogy Remake, Saros, and Five Konami Titles A new edition of State of Play was presented yesterday evening. The 60-minute show featured some of the upcoming highlights for PlayStation 5, including God of War Trilogy Remake, Marathon, Kena: Scars of Kosmora, Saros and five games from Konami. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read Business Jumpgate Gains Financial Flexibility Through Agreements With Investors and Partners With an increased credit line from Triple Dragon, the issuance of a convertible bond and an agreement for closing project financing, Jumpate has created financial leeway with a view to two upcoming releases, including Star Trek: Voyager – Across the Unknown. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Campus Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #6 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof. Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include The Legend of Zelda, Japan’s Game Preservation Society and a reading tip. By Rudolf Inderst • 4 min read
Business Global Esports Industry Week Moves to IEM Cologne and Turns Cologne Into Esports Hotspot Two months before gamescom, Cologne will become a hotspot for esports. For the first time, the Global Esports Industry Week will take place in Cologne alongside IEM Cologne, a series of events for esports creators and partners. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Sébastien Ratto - Senior Director Competitive Products Ubisoft © Joao Ferreira / Ubisoft Business The Importance of the Rainbow Six Esports Ecosystem for Ubisoft The R6 Major took place in Munich at the end of 2025. Now it's time for the Six Invitational in Paris. GamesMarkt spoke to Sébastien Ratto, Ubisoft's Senior Director of Competitive Products, about esports as an entertaining event, the German R6 community, and ways to strengthen esports. By Marcel Kleffmann • 8 min read
The Esports World Cup Foundation has confirmed a $45 million commitment to players, clubs, and national teams for the inaugural Esports Nations Cup in 2026. The ENC 2026 will take place from 2 to 29 November in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. © Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF) Business Esports Nations Cup 2026 Debuts in November With a $45m Funding Commitment The Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF) has announced the dates of the competition and the prize model for the Esports Nations Cup 2026 (ENC). This new global esports competition is built around national teams, national pride and iconic rivalries. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Discord is currently clarifying a lot of questions regarding their age verification, but several questions emerge with new information given (Discord) Products Discord: Game Screenshots Will Be Filtered By "AI Validation and Human Review" In an interview with Discord, we were able to learn that game studios will have to look out for the content of screenshots on their Discord servers when the age verification rolls out. Questions about the security of ID data still remains in light of recent developments. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
Anno 117: Pax Romana © Ubisoft Funding Ubisoft Blue Byte Receives €800,729 in Funding Ubisoft Blue Byte has received €800,729 in funding from the German Federal Games Funding Programme for "Projekt Echo". Ubisoft Mainz has been named as the executing entity - it will probably be related to Anno. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Johanna Pirker © Matthias Rauch People UN Appoints TU Munich Professor Johanna Pirker to AI Expert Panel The UN has named the 40 members of the Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence. Among them are TUM professor Johanna Pirker, Maximilian Nickel (Meta), as well as Bernhard Schölkopf and Mennatallah El-Assady from ETH Zurich. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Saros © Housemarque / Sony Interactive Entertainment Products State of Play With God of War Trilogy Remake, Saros, and Five Konami Titles A new edition of State of Play was presented yesterday evening. The 60-minute show featured some of the upcoming highlights for PlayStation 5, including God of War Trilogy Remake, Marathon, Kena: Scars of Kosmora, Saros and five games from Konami. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
Business Jumpgate Gains Financial Flexibility Through Agreements With Investors and Partners With an increased credit line from Triple Dragon, the issuance of a convertible bond and an agreement for closing project financing, Jumpate has created financial leeway with a view to two upcoming releases, including Star Trek: Voyager – Across the Unknown. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Campus Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #6 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof. Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include The Legend of Zelda, Japan’s Game Preservation Society and a reading tip. By Rudolf Inderst • 4 min read
